A Yakima County sheriff's deputy who was shot Tuesday during a domestic violence call has been released from the hospital.
Deputy Travis Watkins was released from MultiCare Yakima Memorial …
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8/3/23
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In Skagit County, Washington, agricultural land use is taking center stage as the community battles over a code-change proposal that could limit what activities farms are allowed to host.
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/3/23
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A Tacoma man who was caught with over 90 pounds of drugs in February was indicted for three federal felonies in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Department of Justice …
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8/3/23
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The Washington State Patrol launched a statewide hit-and-run alert system on Tuesday that will help law enforcement agencies readily identify dangerous drivers who have been involved in serious …
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Joanna Hou / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/2/23
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A 23-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence faces a possible vehicular assault charge in connection with a wreck Monday evening in Grays Harbor County, according to Washington State …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/2/23
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Former Spokesman-Review editor Steven A. Smith pleaded not guilty to possessing sexually explicit images of children Tuesday morning.
He faces 10 counts of first degree possession of depictions …
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8/2/23
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Grays Harbor Fire District 10 and the Aberdeen Fire Department responded Saturday afternoon to a major wreck on Wishkah Road involving a number of motorcyclists.
Three were injured, one so …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World (TNS)
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8/2/23
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An 85-year-old driver triggered a two-vehicle wreck in Mason County Monday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol.
The 85-year-old woman from Neah Bay and her 75-year-old male …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/1/23
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A Yakima County Sheriff's deputy who was shot early Tuesday morning while answering a domestic call is in serious condition at a local hospital.
The deputy was helping a woman at the front of …
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Phil Ferolito / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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8/1/23
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SEATTLE — Washington is joining several states in challenging Idaho's recent abortion travel ban, arguing the new law is harmful and has already flooded Idaho's neighbors with residents seeking …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/23
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WATERVILLE — A Chelan woman accused of distributing nude photos of a minor at Eastmont Junior High School has pleaded guilty to a felony and two gross misdemeanors.
East Wenatchee …
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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8/1/23
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In 2021, an average of 41 people were detained daily for mental health crises in Washington. Authorities “totally disregarded” the law by holding some people in psychiatric hospitals too …
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By Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review
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7/31/23
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Lacey police arrested seven people during a shoplifting sting last week at South Sound Center, according to police.
The sting, or what police called a "shoplifting emphasis," took place at the …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Four young people died Saturday afternoon in a rollover accident involving an all-terrain vehicle near the town of Liberty in Kittitas County.
At 4 p.m., Kittitas County Sheriff's Office …
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Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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7/31/23
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An estimated 10,000-acre fire that sparked Saturday afternoon southwest of Oroville has burned across the U.S.-Canadian border and is prompting evacuations in Okanogan County.
The Eagle Bluff …
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Elena Perry and Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Unionized workers at the state Department of Children, Youth and Families have launched a no-confidence vote against their boss, DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter, urging Gov. Jay Inslee to fire and replace …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/31/23
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TULALIP SUPPORT BOAT, Salish Sea — Cheers erupted from canoes Big Brother and Big Sister as Shawn Edge plunged into the 60-degree waters early Sunday morning. He was paying his dues for …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Dead white sturgeon have been spotted floating in the Columbia River as water has warmed to higher than the historic summer average.
The Washington state and Oregon Department of Fish and …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/31/23
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A woman who had her car stolen Thursday lured the thief to a rendezvous in order to get it back Friday but all she got in return was a gunshot wound, Tacoma police said.
The chain of events …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/29/23
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Billy Frank Jr. was arrested over 50 times trying to preserve his and his tribe's treaty right to fish in their ancestral waters.
Now, the legendary Nisqually elder who was a central figure in …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/29/23
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